Beitar Jerusalem welcomes Hapoel Afula to this second leg of the State Cup Quarter-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
These are busy days for the hosts, as they had a game only four days ago in the Ligat ha'Al. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Maccabi Haifa.
Beitar Jerusalem form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.When playing at home in the Ligat ha'Al, Beitar Jerusalem have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 12 games.
The followers are hoping that Jerusalem will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Maccabi Haifa.
A 0-0 draw away in the Ligat ha'Al before that, with Hapoel Haifa the opponent.The match schedule is unforgiving for Beitar Jerusalem as they have a new game in only four days, a Ligat ha'Al match thankfully also at home. Hapoel Tel Aviv are visiting.
Beitar Jerusalem have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Teddi Malcha Stadium with 20 goals in 12 league matches.
Hapoel Afula form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the 8th round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hapoel Afula so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-8 (win-draw-lose).
Hapoel Afula go into this game after a win, the home game against Hapoel Rishon LeZion that ended 3-2. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Weisinger when Shukrun scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Ironi Tiberias.Afula struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The latest H2H game ended Hapoel Afula - Beitar Jerusalem 0-4, earlier this season. Stats for the prior two meetings involving these two participants are: two wins for Beitar Jerusalem, zero draws and zero wins for Hapoel Afula. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Nicolăescu 14 goals |  D. Moreno Asprilla 12 goals |  S. Hirsh 7 goals |
Beitar Jerusalem missing players
Hapoel Afula missing players
| Beitar Jerusalem | Hapoel Afula | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 45 | 28 | Scored | S | 11 | 33 | ||
| 33 | 23 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 4.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.4 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 7.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 38% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 42% | ||
| 9.1 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.9 | 6.1 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 56 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 29 | 52 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 39 | 51 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 23 | -3 | 36 |
| 5 | Hapoel Katamon | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Ashdod | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Beitar Jerusalem | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -5 | 31 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Bnei Sakhnin | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -6 | 26 |
| 10 | Hapoel Hadera | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -14 | 26 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -15 | 24 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 20 |
| 13 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -21 | 18 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -20 | 17 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 53 |
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 21 | 51 |
| 3 | Ironi Tiberias | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 48 |
| 4 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 47 |
| 5 | Hapoel Acre | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 43 |
| 6 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -1 | 40 |
| 7 | Hapoel Afula | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 39 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 37 |
| 9 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 36 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 15 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -19 | 24 |
| 16 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 30 | -31 | 7 |
